To scroll past your Vinted listing if you’ve done this?

Question for those who sell a lot. I've been experimenting with draft listings and the prices the app suggests I list at are dramatically lower than the prices for similar things I can see for sale - eg current listing for similar item £30, suggested listing £5. I can quite imagine that things would sell pretty much instantly at £5 but when the price new was £150 and they are barely worn, I'm not surprised. On the other hand, who's to know if the item listed at the higher price will ever sell. I can only say that I personally would think a higher price than suggested would still be very reasonable for the item - £30 does not seem outrageous to me.

What is your pricing strategy?

Because I simply don’t need to. I batch take all of my item photos and then upload them as and when I have the time throughout the day/week.

It takes all of about twenty seconds to write an item description. If I took several measurements of each item I would have to record them all and then refer back to them when adding them in my listings. Too time consuming and my items sell just fine without them. I’m not compelling anyone to buy from me, but certainly haven’t received any complaints.

I don’t do much interacting with buyers either. People either send an offer or buy straight off the bat. I’m shocked by the amount of people who just purchase at the price it’s advertised at. I take good photos so I rarely get questions about the items. If someone asks a stupid question or makes an extremely low ball offer then I don’t reply because I don’t want to risk selling an item to someone who is potentially going to be a PITA.

Big things i want to see on listings:
Give bag dimensions
Don't list as 'with marks that should wash out' If it had marks wash it before listing, i don't want to risk buying something that is permanently stained
Kids clothes - confirm size, is it 7-8 or 8-9 (both get listed under the age 8 size)
More than 1 picture
Trousers - inside leg length would be helpful, but i appreciate a faff, i'm short and buying trousers is a pain

Miserable and triggered? I just stated my personal preferences. If you like your tatoos and piercings why do you care if I don't care for them?

Honestly @AKettleOfDifferentFish I think I actually fist bumped the air. I couldn't believe it. Mr Measuring Tape man Love it.

It entirely depends what mood I'm in. If I fancy a treasure hunt then bad photographs and poor spelling can be hiding absolute bargains. If I just want a quick look for a specific thing then I scroll past.

When I'm listing I do clear photos, iron if it needs it and give length and chest/waist measurements. But that's because I want to maximise the money I get for my time. If someone is happy to spend two minutes doing the bare minimum just to get something listed, that's fair enough but they probably won't sell it so it'll end up going to charity/rags.

Also yes, get a debobbler. It means you can buy any tired-looking jumper off Vinted or in the sales and it looks like new with a bit of work. (I remember when it was rare a jumper would go bobbly...)

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Why bother displaying a screwed up rag?

That's the point. Whatever way you show it, it looks terrible

If you order online then yes they often give measurements

It's the bother of hanging or 'arranging' something that's been screwed up in the bottom of the wardrobe for months

I know MN hates an iron but if it looks like a rag, however you display it, it's not worth it

Things that are really creased and photographed in poor light

Brilliant! I was thinking the end if your story was going to be that you never heard from Mr Measuring Tape again but that's much better!

That's interesting. My understanding was that you couldn't add professional pictures of the item, so, say, you couldn't add a picture from an advert. I can understand that but don't see why they shouldn't allow sellers to model things.
I always do as I myself prefer to see things on other people.
I sold a dress once that was still in stock with the maker, so mentioned that people could Google it, but only attached my own photographs.

Needs washing been in storage I don’t think so.So wash it then.

On the flip side I will quite happily buy good quality wool/cashmere that has bobbles or needs a small repair, as I can do that quite easily myself and you get some bargains that way!

I saw a listing the other day where the seller said the item had shrunk in the wash because they put it on a machine wash instead of a hand wash. Wtf!? And you're expecting someone to pay money for this? They still wanted a fiver I think it was.

If it's a named make vinted enforces showing labels in listing. This may be why

In really great condition apart from this massive hole in the front of it!!

I favourited a Ralph Lauren jumper. I then got a message from the seller saying it was a ‘replica’. Is that Vinted for ‘fake’?

Why put it is RL when it isn’t?? Guess at least they told me before I bought it.

As a buyer my only requirements are photos clear enough that I can see what I’m buying. I only spend what I can afford to waste so the stakes are low.

And there's me thinking they must be desperate for money, what if they're trying to feed a family or heat the house.

This whole thread is so cringeworthy.

People who are shopping in the online equivalent of the charity shop rail in a “naice” town, or a car boot sale in a village, but who are expecting the online shopping experience of a Selfridges or Karen Millen.

I cannot be bothered to look up Vinted in the whole but memory tells me it’s a start up based in Lithuania, and it’s one of those “users moderate the platform” kind of places. If you see something you don’t like? Report it or scroll past.

If someone is listing something for £2 they will probably make very little effort. If someone is listing something for £150 it doesn’t mean they’ll make £150 worth of effort.

as we see in life, a lot of folk are arrogant or just “cant be bothered to make extra effort”. That’s fine.

I don't measure stuff but I sell things really cheap. I just find its a faff but get that some people want measurements.

This sounds made up but I swear it's true.
When I first started to sell stuff on Vinted I put on one of my husbands jackets. Only worn a few times, very good condition, £60 new so I asked for £6.

Bloke messages me asking if I will accept £4. Yes that's fine. Messages back that he would like to see the measurements of the zip from top to bottom. I work nights so was in bed but I got up, found the tape measure and measured it. Took a picture and sent it to him. Went back to bed. Phone pings again. He would like a picture of the measurement of the back of the jacket from the neck to the waistband. Gets back out of bed and takes the picture and sends it. Crawl back into my bed. Phone pings again. That's great he says, now can I send him a picture of the tape measure measuring the arm. All this for a four quid fucking jacket!

I get back up and go downstairs to take the picture when my phone pings again. Some wonderful person has just bought the jacket for the full £6. I would have loved loved loved to have seen the blokes face when he got the notification that the item was sold and he couldn't have it. It was a lovely jacket and well worth the few quid I was asking. All his piss farting around lost him it.

Although lots of things are £1 or £2 the added fees and postage make second hand items too expensive yo be bargains. Unless you get a bundle

When people model clothes that are clearly not their size. A size 8 modelling a size 16 dress does not give me the idea of what it will look like on. Also adults modelling kids clothes, like no I'm not going to buy that aged 6 dress as you've just gone and stretched it by modelling it.

I’m about to list on Vinted for the first time and the instructions actually suggest you include photos of the clothes being worn.